UPSC Exam Weekly Gk Current Affairs Quiz Nov24 Nov30

Consider the following statements about Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20:

1. The FTP 2015-2020 had set a target for India’s exports of goods and services to touch $100 billion by 2019-20.
2. FTP 2015-2020 had set India’s share in world exports from 2% to 3.5%.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Bangladesh is building its first Nuclear power plant in Rooppur with the help of India and Russia.
2. India recently became a member of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). 

Which of the following is/are correct about the Bali Declaration?

1. Bali Declaration was adopted at conclusion of World Parliamentary Forum on Sustainable Development held in Bali, 2017.
2. India also endorsed Bali Declaration.

Consider the following statements about Asia-Africa Growth Corridor:

1. Asia-Africa Growth Corridor is a joint initiative of India and South Africa.
2. It is aimed at creating sea corridors linking the countries of the Indo-Pacific to Africa.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Pradhan Mantri Matruvandana Yojana and Mission Indradhanush work under Ministry of Women and Child Development.
2. Mission Indradhanush provides support to pregnant and lactating women.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Changi Naval Base?

1. Changi naval base is located near the Strait of Malacca.
2. The Naval Base is owned by the Singapore Navy. 

Consider the following statements about the Election Commission of India:

1. The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority.
2. At present, Election Commission of India is a three-member body, with one Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners.
3. The Budget of Election Commission is charged upon Consolidated Fund of India.

The first ever G20 Digital Ministerial Meeting on Digital Economy was held in which country?

Which State Government is planning to launch cheap food canteens called “Annapurna Bhojanalayas”?

Who composed the Bhakti songs called “Abhangas”?

The coast running from Karwar to Bulsar is called

National Environmental Engineering Research Institute falls under

‘Mission Raftaar’ is

Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?

Identify the correct statement with reference to the Great Indian Bustard:

Which of the following organizations bring out the publication known as ‘World Economic Outlook’?

Consider the following statements with reference to Shared Value Summit (SVS-2017) which was organized at New Delhi:

1. The theme of the summit was “Equity and Empowerment”.
2. The purpose of the summit is to encourage businesses to adopt the practice of shared value by imbibing the spirit of inclusivity in their business models.
3. The summit aims to provide a platform to identify and address the barriers that exist to equality and empowerment in the Indian society. 

Which of the following about the Konark Dance & Music Festival is/are correct?

1. It is an international dance and music festival started in the year 1986.
2. It is held annually at Konark, Odisha.

Anekantavada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?

What is xenotranplantation?

Which of the following is/are correct?

1. A ridge is an elongated region of relatively high atmospheric pressure.
2. A ridge is an elongated region of relatively low atmospheric pressure.
3. In hydrologic terms, a ridge is a line or wall of broken ice forced up by pressure.

The Global Education Monitoring Report is published by

Identify the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council:

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the 52nd Amendment?

1. It added the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution.
2. It is related to anti-defection.

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Gender Parity Index?

1. U.N releases a report on GPI.
2. GPI evaluates gender diversity and empowerment of women in the formal sector.
3. GPI evaluates gender diversity and empowerment of women in the informal sector.

Which of the following is a correct definition of “Isohyets”?

The essential element for batteries used in electric cars is

The “Kalsubai” is the highest peak of the Sahyadris in ___?

Ramman is a religious festival and ritual theatre of ____?

The executive power of the state is vested in __?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Codex Alimentarius or “Food Code” is a collection of standards, guidelines and codes of practice adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
2. Codex Alimentarius Commission is established by FAO alone. 

The Constitutional 91st Amendment Act, 2003 fixed the total strength of Council of ministers in Union and State Government – 

Which of the following organisations assist a country with the adjustment process under its Extended Fund Facility?

India is the biggest producer, as well as the largest consumer and importer of which of the following crops?

The Buran wind blows across:

In context of banking, what does ‘BBB’ stands for__?

The production of latex in rubber trees is closely related to which of the following?

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the Shaphee Lanphee?

1. It is a traditional textile fabric woven and embroidered, usually as a shawl.
2. It is originally from Manipur and has now received protection under GI registration.

Economic growth in India is measured by GDP at

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect regarding the Dawn Mission?

1. Dawn is the only mission ever to orbit two extraterrestrial targets.
2. The Dawn mission orbited giant asteroid Vesta and now continues to orbit Ceres. 

Which of the following national parks is in Chhattisgarh?

Which of the following is India’s largest inland saline wetland?

Which if these is NOT one of the major styles or schools of ancient Indian art?

Which of the following is/are correct? regarding the Gomateshwara Statue at Sravanabelagola?

1. It is dedicated to the Jain God Bahubali.
2. It was built in the 10th century CE.
3. It was commissioned by Krishnadevaraya.

‘Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowings, for once cremated, there is no return’. The rejection of after life is an aphorism of the—

Which one of the following usages was a post-Vedic development?

The first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was—

Arrange the following in the correct chronological order:

1. Rowlatt Act
2. Gandhi Irwin Pact
3. Morley Minto reforms
4. Ilbert Bill

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

1. Sree Narayana Guru – SNDP Yogam
2. Jyotiba Phule – Satyashodhak Samaj
3. Keshab Chandra Sen – New Dispensation

Swaraj was the goal of India’s political efforts – said by Dadabhai Naoroji was announced at –